AURORA (excerpt) By David A. Hardy
Who was the mysterious stranger who helped injured Londoners during the Blitz– and then vanished? Who was the beautiful blonde girl who blazed like a supernova on the 1970s psychedelic rock scene for a few […]
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Movie I’d Like To See
by John M. Whalen When I was a kid growing up in Philadelphia, my Uncle George, who liked to read and played stride piano by ear, came over to the house one day and gave […]
Editorial: Things To Come
by Steve Davidson Things To Come. An absolutely fantastic film. Produced by Michael Korda, directed by William Cameron Menzies and written by H. G. Wells, based on his own works. I don’t think that any […]
Of Shadows and Serpent – The First Sword & Sorcery Tale
When people think of 1929 they usually recall the Great Depression and “Black Tuesday” (October 29th). I prefer to think of it as the year Sword & Sorcery was born. For S&S, like its greatest […]
Contributors
There have been many people who have expressed their support, enthusiasm, excitement and best wishes for the return of Amazing Stories. To all who have done so, my deepest and most heartfelt thank you. […]
Thoughts On Amazing Stories Part 3: A Conversation With Patrick L. Price
Patrick L. Price edited Amazing Stories from September, 1986 until March, 1991, following a stint as Managing Editor while working under George Scithers (who would later go on to edit Isaac Asimov’s SF Magazine). At […]
Thoughts On Amazing Stories Part 2: Robert Silverberg
The following essay was originally written for Amazing Stories during its Wizards of the Coast phase and while under the editorship of Kim Mohan in November 1998 and was published in the magazine in 1999. It is […]
Thoughts On Amazing Stories, Part 1: Barry N. Malzberg
The following two essays originally appeared in Engines of the Night: Science Fiction in the Eighties by Barry N. Malzberg (Doubleday, 1982). Kindle Edition and is reprinted here by permission of the author. I Could Have Been A […]
Who Do I Review For?
by Daniel M. Kimmel (This essay was originally published on the author’s blog – Behind the Scenes – on GoodReads, May 6, 2012 and is reprinted here by permission of the author.) My friend MaryAnn Johanson is […]
Will Little Note, Nor Long Remember by Jack Clemons
The entropy lines of the time-transporter field bowed outward above the receiving platform, distorting the small room into a grotesque, carnival-mirror reflection of itself. The field lines collapsed, sending miniature dust devils dancing over the […]
Chain Mail 13: Book View cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 12: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 11: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 10: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 9: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 8: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 7: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 6: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 5: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 4: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 3: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail 2: Book View Cafe
Chain Mail is a telephone tag by email round-robin interview session with authors from the Book View Cafe writers collective. Images are links, connecting to biographical information about an author or more information on their […]
Chain Mail: A Discussion with Members of Book View Cafe
An Introduction to Chain Mail When Sue Lange (BVC) and I put our heads together to try and come up with something interesting, timely, fun AND do-able, we ultimately ended up with something interesting, timely, […]
Amazing News
FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: Brian Keene is the author of over thirty novels, most recently Entombed and An Occurrence In Crazy Bear Valley. He also writes […]
The Clubhouse: Common language
I said last time that I wasn’t going to debate the definition of “fan” here. But one of the most important defining characteristics of fandom is our shared language. From founding fan Forrest J Ackerman […]
NEW! MODERN! CONTEMPORARY! HIP!
I have spent a lot of time in previous posts dwelling in the past. I have been like an old man suddenly lost to the present, the memory of times past reeling behind his eyes while he absently stirs his tea. Well, I think perhaps I should bring this topic into the present and talk about some of the science fiction and fantasy artists working today.
There has been an explosion of fantastic art. In the past fantastic art’s only reason for being was as illustration to fantastic literature. That changed and today fantastic art is it’s own reason for being. You can find fantasy art on posters, tee-shirts, coffee mugs. You can find it on the internet almost as easily as you can find pornography or lolcats.
Classic Science Fiction Science: Outland
The science fiction movie Outland has been described as a reimaging of the western classic High Noon set in space: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez2XfvN8XSc&version=3&hl=en_US] The setting is Io, which is the closest large moon of Jupiter, despite […]
TOOL DRESSER’S LAW
by Jack Clemons Wildcatter dropped onto Hawking a month ahead of perihelion. We slammed in after losing a brutal tug of war with the singularity that started when we closed to 60 klicks. I was […]
Editorial: The Future is Bright – No Shades Needed Thanks To Nanotechnology
Welcome, thank you for stopping by and please don’t forget to tell your friends about us! Back in 1926 Hugo Gernsback was a successful publisher, inventor and broadcaster with a passion for sharing his passions, […]
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